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Hong KongFire prevention and emergency action
A fire prevention program, extinguishers provided by travel distance, hot work controls with a fire watch, and an emergency action plan covering evacuation and accounting for employees.
Requirements that sit unused until the moment they are the only thing that matters.
Fire extinguishers
Provided so that travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest extinguisher does not exceed 100 feet.
That distance figure is the one asked. It is a lookup in Subpart F.
Hot work
Welding, cutting and grinding near combustibles need controls: removal or protection of combustibles, a permit system, and a fire watch maintained during the work and for a period afterwards. Keep watching.
Slag and hot metal can smolder in a concealed space for a long time before flaming. Leaving the moment the torch is off is how buildings burn down overnight, and questions describe exactly that.
Flammable storage
Flammable liquids in approved containers, quantities limited inside buildings, and storage areas kept clear of ignition sources.
Compressed gas cylinders secured upright, valve caps in place when not in use, and oxygen separated from fuel gas in storage.
The emergency action plan
Written where required, covering evacuation routes, procedures for employees remaining to operate critical operations, and a means of accounting for everybody after evacuation.
That last element is the one people forget, and it is the one that determines whether anybody goes back inside looking.
Common questions
How far apart must fire extinguishers be?
Travel distance to the nearest extinguisher must not exceed 100 feet.
What is required for hot work?
Combustibles removed or protected, a permit system, and a fire watch during the work and for a period afterwards.
Why does the fire watch continue?
Slag and hot metal can smolder in concealed spaces for a long time before flaming.
How are gas cylinders stored?
Secured upright with valve caps in place, and oxygen separated from fuel gas.
What must an emergency action plan include?
Evacuation routes, procedures for critical operations, and a means of accounting for employees afterwards.